J.D. Payne serves as a professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University. Prior to this, he was the pastor for church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL. Before that, he served with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as an Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also directed the Center for North American Missions and Church Planting.
When immigrants began streaming north into the United States last year, Calvary Baptist Church of McAllen, TX, and e3 Partners joined forces to meet both physical and spiritual needs.
The second chapter of Acts records what happened on the day of Pentecost when Jesus’ disciples received the Holy Spirit. They and God-fearing Jews from all over the world bore witness to the birth of the global Church.
How do we help believers live as effective, mission-focused disciples in all areas of their life?
Pastor PK* and others connected through GACX India recently trained people – called catalysts – to go plant house churches. They were sent to villages in central India where there is no obvious presence of Christ.
The words “One Team, One Dream” resonated in the hearts and minds of over 2100 people from 104 countries who participated in GACX Forum 2021, September 28-30.
GACX’s vision is to see a living, vital church of Jesus Christ established among every 1000 people everywhere.
When tragedy brought intense scrutiny to her organization, Mary Ho experienced the open-handed support from others in the Body of Christ.
Jesus’s approach to making disciples was to find them and invite them to journey with him. The same is true today as we intentionally choose others and model for them what it means to follow Jesus.
The first way faith is demonstrated in the life of a leader is when he or she is not afraid to believe God.
What would it look like if the body of Christ decided that our mission and not our differences define us?
From its beginning in 2011, prayer has been the foundation of GACX’s vision to plant one healthy, multiplying church for every one thousand people around the world.
While staying at a hotel during a recent out-of-town trip, my wife and I met a couple who were serving on a church staff in a town where we had some longtime friends.
With fervor, we must continue helping disciples see that the purpose of Sunday is Monday.
For many disciples, the workplace is one of their greatest spheres of connection and influence. Yet many believers don’t see that their job can be an act of worship — and an opportunity to engage others with the gospel.
Regardless of the size of your movement, there are 9 questions that must be effectively addressed to maintain health, growth, and momentum.
